Improvement in fare-registers



ESheetS-Sheet l. G. E. HART.

Fare-Register.

No 218,735. Patented Aug. 19,1879.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2. G. E. HART..

Pare-Register.

No. 218,735. Patented Aug.19, 1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

GEORGE E. HART, OF NE\VARK, NEWIT JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HORNUM PATENT REGISTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARE-REGISTERS.

Specilication forming part ofLettcrs Patent No. 218.735, dated August 19, 1STE); application lilcd June 5, 1879.

To all ichom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORG-E E. HART, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State ot lNew Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fare-Registers, which imA provemcut is l'ully set forth in the 'following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan or top view of my regis ter. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therco't. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section ot the same in the plane ot` the line a fr, Fig. 2. Fig. i is a like section thereof in the plane of the line 1 1/ y, Fig. 2. Figs. 5, G, 7, and S are detail views ol parts. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ot one end of the casing, Cac.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

Myinvention relates especially to that class of .registers intended to be put up in railwaycars and other public conveyances so as to form permanent fixtures therein; and it consists in certain novel combinations of parts, hereinafter t'ully described, and pointed out in the claims, a preliminary description thereof bein g therefore deemed unnecessary.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the inclosingcase ot' my register, having' suitable openings to expose the registering devices, and B is a cylinder t'astened to heads or standards O O at the ends of the inelosing-case. On this cylinderB are titted two sets otl rings, Dl D2 D3 and El E2 E El, the iirst forming a reversible register and the lastnamed a permanent register. On the cylinder is also titted a ring, G, Forming a trip-indicator.

The several rings D, &c., El, &c., and G are loose on the cylinder B, and each ring is held stationary in the different positions to which it may be moved by means of a spring or detent, u, secured upon the cylinder, as shown in Fig. 4.

The heads O C otl the cylinder torni bearings for a rock-shaft, F, which has a handle, b, combined with a spiral spring, bf, for imparting thereto the required motions, and which carries pawls c c dl l2 d3. The shaft F also carries a sleeve, H, to which is attached a pawl, e. The several pawls c, cf, d1, d2, d3, and c project through the side of the cylinder B, which, to this end, is provided with suitable slots, and

they catch, respectively, in one of a series of notches, 71 formed on the inner i'aces ot' the rin The pawls c and c are attached to the rockshat't F by means of arms (l i', and they en gage, respectively, the unit-rings Dl and El ot' the reversible and permanent registers, their functions being to advance such rings.

The pawls (Il dZ d3 are attached to the rockshaft F by means ot' arms s t, and they engage the three rings Dl D21):E of the reversible register, serving to retract or turn back these rings.

The sleeve His loose on the shaft F, and its pawl e serves to set the trip-indicator G.

Each oi" the rings Dl D21)3 ot' the reversible register contains a longitudinal slot, g, adapted to receive one ofthe retractingpawls di d2 d3, and these pawls are arranged to engage such rings in the lines of the slots, as indicated in Fig. '7.

From the rock-shaft F projects an arm, i', carrying a cam, j, which is movable upon the arm in a radial direction, and which is n'tted in a transverse slot or opening, o, at the end ot the cylinder B, as seen in el, aspring, a, being placed within or beneath vit to force the same outward. The slot c is provided with an inner bevel, p, at one end.

In the path ot' the cam j is situated a pin, 7c, which passes transversely through the unitring l)1 oi' the reversible register, and projects therefrom under normal conditions, the same being forced outward by the action ot' a spring, l.

In the second or ten ring, D2, ot' the reversible register is arranged a spring-impelled pin, m., whose length is equal to the width ot' said ring, and in both the ten-ring D'Z and the hundred-ring D3 is a series ot' holes, n, the number of which is equal to the faces or ligures on the rings, and which are in the line or path ot' the pins 7u m.

The camj acts on the pin It in the forward motion of the unit-ring Dl, and drives this pin into one of the holes n ot' the ten-ring D2, while this pin has a like action on the pin m, driving the same into one ot' the holes of the hundred-ring D3, as indicated in Fig. (3, and as hereinafter more fully explained.

A cam, c, is fastened to the arm t upon the El, &c., .of the permanent register in a similar manner to the action of the cam j upon the pins ofthe reversible register.

The arrangement of the pins ofthe permanent register being identical with that of the pins of the reversible register, a detail view of the same is deemed unnecessary.

From the sleeve H, which carries the pawl e for actuating the trip-register G, projects a handle, I, the shank of which is fitted in aslot formed in the side of the cylinder B, and which serves, among other things, to impart the required motion to the sleeve and pawl.

Two spurs, w lw', (see Figs. 2 and 4,) are at-l tached to the handle I, one above the other, at a point within the cylinder B, and a lever, J, is hung lengthwise within the cylinder in such a manner that its one end is within the err-l tremities of and adjacent to the spurs, at which end the lever is provided with a double bevel, as shown in Fig. 5. Near its ,opposite end the lever J carries pins y1 y2 y, which project upward through the cylinder B, and are adapted to catch in notches or holes y, formed on the inner faces of. the reversible rings Dl D2 D3.

The spurs w w are beveled in opposite directions, and areconnected to springs, whereby they are adapted to yield.

The lever J has its fulcrum on a pin, z, andf its beveled end is pressed downward by the? action of a spring, wl, whilen it is`steadied side` wise by bars x2.

In addition to the spurs w w', thehandlel I1 carries a pin, 10, which projects in an oppo-'g site direction to the spurs, and which worksi in a slot, 11, formed in the adjacent cylinderhead C, this slot being curved, and being con-` v D2 D3 of the reversible register, the shaft F is centric with the shaft F.

The ypin 10 acts upon a double stop-pand,- K, (best seen in Fig. 3,) which, in conjunction' with a cam-disk, L, firmly secured upon the' rock-shaft F, serves 4to regulate the motions of 2, this shaft, the cam-disk being provided with two shoulders, 12 13, on its edge, with one of; which the stop-pawl engages, according to its f duce a reverse motion of these rings.

The action'of the pawls d' dz d3 on the rings n position.

The cam-disk L is also provided with teeth i 14 adjacent to the shoulder l2, and' with a notch, 15, which latter is adapted to receive a spur projecting from a spring, N, which bears on the stop-pawl K.

A spring-catch, O, is combined with the;` stop-pawl K to engage a spur, 16, projecting therefrom.

On the face of the cam-disk Lis arranged a l trip-pawl, P, in the path of which is situated with a bell, S, to form an alarm.

The tri'p-pawl P is held in its working position by a spring, 18, and with the same is comi bined a spring-catch, 22, which is attached to the cam-disk, so as to move therewith, and in the path of which is arranged a releasing-toe,

21. The bellS is inclosed in a case, T, which is perforated.

The operation of my machine is as follows: When a fare is to be registered the rock-shaft F is turned inthe direction of the arrow indicated. in Fig. 4 by moving the handle b fthrongh the line ofthe arrow 19, Fig. 3, the shaft being returned to its normal position by the action of the spring b upon the handle. By this motion of the shaft E (which may be termed its forward motion) the pawls c c are pushed forward and caused to act on the y unit-rings Dl and E1 of the reversible and permanent registers, so as to move both of these rings forward one step, the retracting-pawls ddz dlbeing at the same time drawn back, owing to their connection with the shaft.

, During each revolution of the unit-rin gs Dl or E', the pins projecting therefrom (as the pin k of the ring D1) are pushed inward by the action of the cams j and o, and, entering one of the holes of the next or ten rings, D2 E2, movethese rings forward one step, the pin' k returning to its outer position'when this step has been made. ,Once in every revolution of the ten-rings D2 E2 their pins (as the pin m of the wheel D2) come opposite the pins of theunit-wheels Dl El, and, as the latter pins are driven inward by means of the cams j v, they act upon said pins of the ten-rings, and cause these pins to engage the hundred-rings D3 E3, as indicated in Fig. 6, so as to move the latter rings forward one step. This action is repeated in proper order on the fourth wheel, Ei, of the permanent register. A registry is thus made by the reversible register and the permanent register simultaneously; but when the firstnamed register is setback the permanent register remains unchanged.

When it is desired to reverse the rings Dl turned in an opposite direction to the arrow shown/in Fig. 4, this motion (which may be termed the back motion of the shaft) being produced by moving the handle b through the line of the arrow 20, Fig. 3. By this back motion of the shaft F thepawls dl d2 d3 are pushed forward, and, acting on the rin-gs Dl Dz D3, pro

Dl D D3 continues until the pawls drop into the slots g of the rings, when they simply play in these slots and have no further action. The slots g are so arranged relatively to the figures on the rings D1 D2 D3 that when the pawls d* d2'd3 fall into the same the rings shall be at ZBI'O.

In the back motion of the shaft F the cam moves in the direction of the apron'I, (shown in Fig. 4,) and the inclined edge j'- of said cam comes in contact with the bevel p at the end of the slot o, whereby the cam is pushedv inward against the action of 'the spring u a sufficient distance to allow the piu kto clear the same. When it is desired to. give the shaft F a forward motion, the stop-pawl K is tipped to engage the shoulder 12 of the cam-disk L as shown in Fig'. 3, by moving the handle I, carrying the pin l0, to the position shown.

If the shaft F is then turned forward, the shoulder I2 of the cain-disk moves away from' the pawl K, but is caught on its return, aiid.v by this means what I have termed the backy motion7 of the shaft is prevented. 0n thel other hand, it' the pawl K is tipped to engage the shoulder i3 of the cani-disk, a back inot-ion maybe given to the shaft F, since this shoulder 13 moves away from t-lie pawl dur-` ing this motion, but a forward motion of theI shaft is prevented, owing tothe contact between the shoulder '1.3 and the pawl K on the return of the shaft from its back i'notion.

Yhen the handle I is inovcd to the posi-k tion shown-namely to hold the pawl l( in av position to allow the forward motion of the shat'tF-the sleeve LI is turned on the shaft F a sntlicient distance to cause its pawl c to advance the trip-indicator G one step. 1n other words, a registry must be iliade bythe tripindicator each time the reversible register has been set back and is again to be advanced.

\Vhen the rings D1 D2 D3 of the reversible register reach the zero-point, the pins y1 y2 if of the lever J, Fig. 2, enter the notches or holes y et' said rings, and this lever assumes the position shown. The handle I can then be moved to the position shown-namely, to allow the forward motion of the shaft F an d to set the trip-register G, its lower spur, te', coming in contact with the lower level at the end of the lever J, and, the spur being adapted to yield, permitting the handle to pass the lever, but the handle at the same time is prevented from being returned to its other position except the lever J is displaced to allow the spur in' to clear the saine. This displacement of the lever J occurs when the unit-ring D of the reversible register is advanced-that is to say, this unit-riiig, upon turning, drives the pin yl ont of its notch fz/4, thereby moving such pin and the end of the lever inward. Hence the handle I cannot be moved back or out of the position shown until the reversible register Dl, dre., has been advanced to register one or more fares, and the trip-indicator can be set only once each time the reversible register is set back.

Ihen the handle I is moved back or out of the position shown, its lower spur, w', clears or passes under the lever J, while the upper spur, ie, strikes the upper bevel at the end of the lever and rides over the same, so as to take its place, together with the lower spur, ai', on the opposite side of the lever. This upper spur, fw, then stands in the way of another movement of the handle I to the p0- sition shown until the reversible register D1, &c., set back to zero, and the lever J resumes the position indicated.

The lever J thus permits the setting of the trip-register G- only when the reversible register is at zero, besides preventing' its being set more than once, as before stated.

At each forward motion of the shaft F the trip-pawl I upon the cam-disk L coinesin contact with the bell-crank Q, and, displacing this crank, causes the hammer 't to strike the bell S. It follows that the alarm is sounded as often as a registry is made.

As the trip-pawl P displaces the bell-crank Q it passes over or beyond the latter, and on its return said pawl is lifted by contact with the cra-nk, and is caught by the spring-mitch 22, whereby it is held in an upper position. In this position the pawl vl? clears the bellcrank Q, and hence it can have no further action on the crank until released from the catch. This occurs on the return of the rock-shaft F from its forward motioii-thatisto say,on suoli return the spring-catch 2; strikes the releasingtoe21,as shown in Fig. S, and is thereby raised, so as to release the pawl. The result ot' this arrangement is, that the trip-pawl l? cannot be made to act on the bell-crank (b) without the necessary motion ot the shaft F to make a registry.

In the forward motion of the cani-disk L, together with the shaft, the spur projecting from the spring N is driven out of the notch 15 of the disk, and this spring` is forced back, so as to cease its action on the stop-pawl K. This pawl then engages the teeth l-t, and prevents the return of the cam-disk L until the pawl has passed the last tooth and reaches a higher point, when it is caught by the springcatch O and held in an upper position, so as to clear the teeth and allow the return of the disk.

The pawl K is held by the spring-catch O until the spring N is permitted to resume its first position by the falling of its spur into the notch 15, which takes place on the ret-urn of the cam-disk L from its forward motion, in which position the spring N bears on the pawl and disengages the same from the catch.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a tare-register, of a stationary cylinder, two sets of rings fitted upon said cylinder, one forming a reversible register and the other a permanent register, a rock-shaft extending through the cylinder, two advancing-pawls attached to the shaft, one acting upon the reversible register and the other upon the permanent register, a series ot' pawls attached to said shaft for retractiiig the reversible register, mechanism for regulating the motions of the shaft, and alarm mechanism, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a fare-register, of a stationary cylinder, a set of rings fitted upon said cylinder to form a reversible register, each provided with a longitudinal slot, arockshaft extending through the cylinder, a pawl attached to said shaft for advancing the reversible register, a series of pawls attached thereto for retracting such register, arranged to enter the slots of the rings at zero, mech- Aadapted to operate substantially as described.`

anism for regulating the motic'nsof the shaftv and alarm mechanism, all constructed'l and.

3. The combination, in: a fareregister, ot" al stationary cylindelya set of rin-gs fitted. upony said cylinder, forming arevcrsible'registcr, a ring fitted upon said vcylinderlto fornita4 tripindicator, a rock-shaft extending through the cylinder, an advancing-pawl' and aseriesofx retracting-pawls acting uponI the reversi-ble register attachedl to they shaft, a sleeve fitted on said shaft,l carrying a pawl toset the tripindicator, mechanism for regulating the motions ofthe shaft, a device adapted to act si` multan'eously on such: regulating mechanism and on the sleeve carrying the trip-indicator pawl, andalarm mechanism, all constructed and adapted t0 operate substantially as de-` scribed.

, 4. The combination, in a fare-register, of ar stationary cylinder, a series of rings ttedvv upon said cylinder, forming a reversible register, a ring fitted upon the cylinder to form; a trip-indicator, a rock-shaft extending through the cylinder, an advancing-'pawll andf a series l of retracting-pawlsfactin g upon the reversible register attached' to: the shaft a sleeve fitted ron lsaid shaft, carrying a pawl tov set the tripg indicator, a handle l'iroj'ectin g from said'y sleeve, a lever arranged in thedescribed relation to 'the reversible register'and' said handley to con- ?trol the trip-indicator, mechanism for regulatf ing the motions of theshaft, and? alarm mechanism, al1 constructed and adapted to` operate isubstantially as described.

5. The combination', with the cam-disk L andfdon-ble stop-pawl K., of the spring-catch 0' andi spring N, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6."Ihe combination, with the. cam-disk L, ot' the trip-pawl P, for actingon the bell-hammer, the spring-catch 22, and releasingltoe 21, substantially as and. fr'the purposedescribed.

In testimony that I claim the'foregoi-ng I have hereunto set my hand and` scali this 4th day of J une, 1879.

GEORGE E. HART.' lL. s.]= Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, CRAs. WAHLERS. 

